Advertisement Saudi Arabia This Week in AsiaPolitics Russia’s role in Middle East politics endures, shifts to being ‘secondary power’ Two Russian military bases will remain in Syria as the region continues to recalibrate its relations with major powers amid the Iran war 4-MIN READ4-MIN Listen Tom Hussain Published: 1:00pm, 15 Aug 2026 Russia is confounding […]
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Continue ReadingMorocco has added barbed wire and more police near Spain’s Ceuta enclave after online calls for another mass crossing.
Continue ReadingA powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least five people.
Continue ReadingListenListen (7 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Sudanese and Chadian children attend class together at a refugee camp school in eastern Chad, where teachers from the refugee community help provide education for displaced families [Courtesy of Plan International] By Yahuza Bawage Published On […]
Continue ReadingListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed the US for the return to violence [File: Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Iran is still undecided about resuming talks with the […]
Continue ReadingThe US President has brushed off reports of dire conditions and a mental health crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
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